The much anticipated 13th Lux Style Awards is set to take place in Karachi tomorrow (Thursday), with expected announcement of winners from the field of entertainment and fashion.
While the LSAs are usually a glamorous, star-studded evening — dubbed the 'Pakistani Oscars' — with stars dressed in their red carpet best each year, this year's celebration is a low-key daytime affair with a simple announcement of winners followed by hi-tea.
The list of nominees, which was released earlier this year in August, includes:
Model of the Year (Female)
- Amna Ilyas
- Cybil Chowdhry
- Fouzia Aman
- Nooray Bhatty
- Rabia Butt
Model of the Year (Male)
- Abbas Jaffri
- Athar Amin
- Jahan-e-Khalid
- Rizwan Jaffri
- Waleed Khalid
Best Fashion Photographer
- Abdullah Harris
- Guddu Shani
- Maram and Abroo
- Nadir & Maha from NFK Photography
- Rizwan ul Haq
Best Hair and Make-up Artist
- Maram and Abroo
- Nabila
- Nighat Misbah for Depilex
- Raana Khan
Achievement in Fashion Design - Prêt
- Body Focus by Iman Ahmed
- Khaadi
- SanaSafinaz
- Sania Maskatiya
- Sublime by Sara Shahid
Achievement in Fashion Design - Luxury Pret
- Ali Xeeshan
- Elan
- SanaSafinaz
- Sania Maskatiya
- Shehla Chatoor
Achievement in Fashion Design - Menswear
- Ahmed Bham
- Fahad Hussayn
- Hassan Sheheryar Yasin
- Nauman Arfeen
Achievement in Fashion Design - Lawn
- Elan
- Fahad Hussayn
- Faraz Manan
- SanaSafinaz
- Sania Maskatiya
Best High Street Brand
- Daaman
- Gulabo
- Khaadi
- MK Nation
- SanaSafinaz
Best Emerging Talent
- Amna Babar (Best Female Model)
- Azeem Sani (Best Fashion Photographer)
- Mahgul Rashid for Nasreen Sheikh (Achievement in Fashion Design – Luxury Pret)
- Natasha’s Salon (Best Hair and Make-up)
- Tabesh Oza (Best Male Model)
Film nominations
Best Film
- Main Hoon Shahid Afridi (Producer: Humayun Saeed & Shahzad Nasib)
- Siyaah (Producer: Imran Raza Kazmi)
- Waar (Producer: Hassan Waqas Rana)
- Zinda Bhaag (Producer: Mazhar Zaidi)
Best Director
- Syed Ali Raza Usama for Main Hoon Shahid Afridi
- Azfar Jafri for Siyaah
- Bilal Lashari for Waar
- Meenu & Farjad for Zinda Bhaag
Best Actor
- Gohar Rasheed for Seedlings
- Humayun Saeed for Main Hoon Shahid Afridi
- Khurram Patras for Zinda Bhaag
- Mohib Mirza for Seedlings
- Shaan Shahid for Waar
Best Actress
- Aamina Sheikh for Josh
- Aamina Sheikh for Seedlings
- Amna Ilyas for Zinda Bhaag
- Hareem Farooq for Siyaah
- Mahnoor Usman for Siyaah
Music nominations
Best Album
- "Mushroom Cloud Effect" by Adil Omar
- "Piyas" by Jal
- "Sargoshiyan" by Saturn
- "Yaran Di Toli" by Rizwan Ali
Best Music Video Director
- Adeek P K for "Waris Shah" by Asrar
- Adnan Kandhar for "Mein Sufi Houn" by Sketches
- Adnan Malik for "My Punjabi Love for you" by Bambu Sauce
- Yasir Jaswal for "Akhri Bar Milo" by Shehreyar Mirza
- Yasir Jaswal for "Bolay" by Uzair Jaswal
Best Original Sound Track
- Aaron Haroon Rashid for Burqa Avenger
- Hassan Waqas Rana for Waar
- Humayun Saeed & Shahzad Nasib for Main Houn Shahid Afridi
- Mazhar Zaidi for Zinda Bhaag
- Promax Media for Mujhe Khuda Pay Yaqeen
Best Emerging Talent
- Bell
- Disbelief
- Fables of Cantt
- Shehreyar Mirza
- Soch
Song of the Year
- "Bolay" by Uzair Jaswal
- ''Har Zulm'' by Sajjad Ali
- "Jeet" by Qayaas
- "Khair Mangdi" by Bilal Saeed
- "Malaal" by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
TV nominations
Best TV Serial Satellite
- Aunn Zara on A Plus (Producer: Shahzad Chaudhry)
- Daagh on ARY Digital (Producer: A n B Productions)
- Nanhi on Geo Entertainment (Producer: Iqbal Ansari)
- Rehaai on HUM TV (Producer: Momina Duraid)
- Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi on HUM TV (Producer: Nouman Masood)
Best TV Actor Satellite
- Fahad Mustafa for Daagh on ARY Digital
- Fahad Mustafa for Kankar on HUM TV
- Fawad Khan for Zindigi Gulzar Hai on HUM TV
- Nauman Ejaz for Rehaai on HUM TV
- Nauman Ejaz for Ullu Baraye Furokth Nahi on HUM TV
Best TV Actress Satellite
- Irsa Ghazal for Ullu Baraye Furokth Nahi on HUM TV
- Meher Bano for Daagh on ARY Digital
- Sajal Ali for Nanhi on Geo Entertainment
- Samina Peerzada for Rehaai on HUM TV
- Sanam Saeed for Zindagi Gulzar Hai on HUM TV
Best TV Serial Terrestrial
- Daag -e-Nidamat on PTV Home (Producer: Abdullah Kadwani & Humayun Saeed)
- Dil Awaiz on PTV Home (Producer: Farooq Mengal)
- Kami Reh Gai on PTV Home (Producer: Khawar Azhar)
- Kuch Is Tarha on PTV Home(Producer: M&M Productions)
- Mar Jaen Hum Toh Kya on ATV (Producer: Miraj ud din)
Best TV Actor Terrestrial
- Faisal Rehman for Daag -e- Nadamat on PTV Home
- Mohib Mirza for Roshni Andhera Roshni on ATV
- Nauman Ejaz for Dil Awaiz on PTV Home
- Nauman Ejaz for Kami Reh Gai on PTV Home
- Noor Hassan for Kuch Is Tarha on PTV Home
Best TV Actress Terrestrial
- Aamina Shaikh for Kuch Iss Tarha on PTV Home
- Anoushay Abbasi for Roshni Andhera Roshni on ATV
- Mehreen Raheel for Daag -e- Nadamaat on PTV Home
- Mehvish Hayat for Kami Reh Gai on PTV Home
- Sana Nawaz for Dil Awaiz on PTV Home
Best Writer
- Amna Mufti for Ullu Bar-e-Furokht Nahi on Hum TV
- Faiza Iftikhar for Aunn Zara on A Plus
- Farhat Ishtiaq for Rehaai on Hum TV
- Mona Haseeb for Nanhi on Geo TV
- Umera Ahmed for Zindagi Gulzar Hai on Hum TV
Best Director
- Haseeb Hasan for Nanhi on Geo TV
- Haissam Hussain for Aunn Zara on A Plus
- Kashif Nisar for Ullu Bar-e-Furokht Nahi on Hum TV
- Mehreen Jabbar for Rehai on Hum TV
- Sultana Siddiqui for Zindagi Gulzar Hai on Hum TV